🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

farina di mais

Pronunciation / Transliteration: faˈrina di mais

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cornmeal/ˈkɔːn.miːl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La farina di mais è un ingrediente fondamentale per la polenta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A coarse flour made from ground corn, used in various culinary applications.

    "Cornmeal is often used to make cornbread, a popular dish in Southern cuisine."
  2. 2

    A type of flour made from dried corn, commonly used in baking and cooking.

    "In addition to cornbread, cornmeal can be used to thicken soups and stews."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'corn' meaning grain and Middle English 'mele' meaning meal or ground flour. The term solidified in culinary contexts to specifically describe flour ground from maize, differentiating it from wheat flour.

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